Carbon fiber body

Yobbit

Yobbit

Aug 5, 2019
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I personally love the way carbon fiber looks and I tried searching searching for a bass body made out of it. The only one I saw was an old thread where someone claimed they'd made one but I haven't found any others. There are loads of guitars made with it so maybe I'm just missing something?

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I used to have a Status Stealth I 6 string that was a carbon fibre monocoque. The Status basses with graphite bodies are actually hollow, with the carbon fibre cloth being laid up over a wooden frame before being heat treated. In the end, the instrument is sealed from end to end. It's very cool, and makes for a very light instrument.
 
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India_Sierra said:
I used to have a Status Stealth I 6 string that was a carbon fibre monocoque. The Status basses with graphite bodies are actually hollow, with the carbon fibre cloth being laid up over a wooden frame before being heat treated. In the end, the instrument is sealed from end to end. It's very cool, and makes for a very light instrument.
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mine is 6.2 pounds ... when you play standing up it's like its not even there
 
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Didn’t Phil Lesh play a Modulus bass with a carbon fiber body in 1985? It appears on the Grateful Dead 12-31-85 TV broadcast, and in the So Far DVD. Looks like the body has that “weave” appearance like the back of the neck.

Any insight into this, Geoff Gould?
 
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I’ve seen some mandolins made from CF but they are hollow body. Very impervious to high humidity and temps.

I think CF would be cost prohibitive to make a solid body P bass.
 
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Yobbit said:
I personally love the way carbon fiber looks and I tried searching searching for a bass body made out of it. The only one I saw was an old thread where someone claimed they'd made one but I haven't found any others. There are loads of guitars made with it so maybe I'm just missing something?

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I suspect the OP's bass is not a carbon fiber body, but a vinyl wrap.
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https://www.amazon.com/Black-Carbon-Electric-Guitars-Sticker/dp/B071CFL6DF
 
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The way to make a CF body would be vacuum bagging over a foam core, then dissolve the core with gasoline and flush it out. I’d bury a piece of wood or an aluminum rail down the center to mount everything on. For info on the process look up people building carbon wings for R/C gliders. It’s a very doable DIY home project, your largest single expense will be a vacuum pump.
 
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Go for a lightweight ash or alder body that has a carbon paint scheme/dip -- seems like the best of both worlds for you!


Yobbit said:
I personally love the way carbon fiber looks and I tried searching searching for a bass body made out of it. The only one I saw was an old thread where someone claimed they'd made one but I haven't found any others. There are loads of guitars made with it so maybe I'm just missing something?

I'm this attaching a picture to show what I meanView attachment 3499375
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